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46,149 letters[on or before May 26, 1780] 8 Note for his Excellency Monsieur le Comte de Vergennes. When the Alliance Frigate arrived in France, Mr. Franklin was desirous of employing her…
Passy, May 26. 1780. Sir, I received the Letter you did me the honour of writing to me relative to public Contract made in Charlestown, for 3050. Pounds Money of…
Passy 26 May 1780 5 Gentlemen, I have received the Procès Verbaux and other Papers which you did me the Honour to send me, agreable to the 11th. Article of…
Richmond, Virginia 25 May 80 My dear sir I take the liberty to introduce to your particular regards, Mr. Joseph Mayo a gentleman of the first character & fortune in…
London 24 May 1780 Dr. Sir I took the liberty, in a letter of the 9th. Inst. to solicit the favour of You to help me to a full length…
Passy, May 24, 1780. Dear Sir, I enclose the letter you desired for the two young gentlemen of Geneva. But their friends would do well to prevent the voyage. With…
Passy, May 24. 1780 Dear Son, Messieurs Galatin & De Serres, two young Gentlemen of Geneva, of good Families and very good Characters, having an Inclination to see America; if…
La Haie 23e. May[–June 13] 1780. Monsieur Je donnai ces jours passés une Lettre d’Introduction auprès de Votre Exc. à Mr. Corn. van Oudermeulen, 7 Directeur de la Compe. des…
La haie 23e. May 1780 Monsieur Depuis ma derniere, j’ai écrit une Lettre très-soumise au Gd. Facteur où je lui demande pardon pour la 3e. ou 4e. fois. Il ne…
Boston N.E. May 23’d. 1780. My dear Sir I received some Months past your Letter from Passy dated Octr. 27. 1779, 2 and lately a Copy of it by The…
Passy 18th May 1780 gentlemen By the declaration and report to me Made By the honourable Commodore Jones, a Copy of Which Declaration I here With Send you. It appears…
Denan Prison the 17th May 1780 May it Please your Excelence I was Born in Ireland, and brought up to the Sea. My Parents went to America & Setteled there,…
L’Orient May 15 1780 Dear Sir As a News paper of the 8th of April was received by Captain Montgomery, 5 after He left Philadelphia, in which is published a…
Paris le 15 May 1780. Monsieur Permettés que je vous rappelle par ecrit une priere que je vous ai desja faite de vive voix, et que je me serois empressé…
Passy, May 15. 1780. Sir, The Buckskin not belonging to the United States, but to private Persons, I have no authority to order a Passage for you in that Ship,…
Dunkerque 13th. May 1780. Honnd. Sir On my return Home I Paid Mr. Coffyn the 144 l.t. your Excellency has been so good to give the Bold De Letang. I…
Naples the 13th. May 1780 Honourable Sir I did myself the pleasure to write you a few lines from hence on the 20th. Ultimo under cover to a friend of…
Bordeaux le 13 de Mais 1780 Monsieur Arivés dépuis quélques Jours à Bordeaux je n’ais plûs Dissimule le Désir que J’ai d’etre Comptés parmis Les Hommes Libres De L’amerique, &…
Nantes May 6. 1780. Dear & honoured Sir. I wrote you the 18 April informing you of the Cloathing I had at different Times sent to Brest by M. de…